EP0461131A1 - Device for relieving axial thrusts. - Google Patents
Device for relieving axial thrusts.Info
- Publication number
- EP0461131A1 EP0461131A1 EP90903367A EP90903367A EP0461131A1 EP 0461131 A1 EP0461131 A1 EP 0461131A1 EP 90903367 A EP90903367 A EP 90903367A EP 90903367 A EP90903367 A EP 90903367A EP 0461131 A1 EP0461131 A1 EP 0461131A1
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- Prior art keywords
- relief
- relief device
- housing
- axial
- parts
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C39/00—Relieving load on bearings
- F16C39/04—Relieving load on bearings using hydraulic or pneumatic means
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D3/00—Machines or engines with axial-thrust balancing effected by working-fluid
- F01D3/04—Machines or engines with axial-thrust balancing effected by working-fluid axial thrust being compensated by thrust-balancing dummy piston or the like
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
- F04D29/04—Shafts or bearings, or assemblies thereof
- F04D29/041—Axial thrust balancing
- F04D29/0413—Axial thrust balancing hydrostatic; hydrodynamic thrust bearings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
- F04D29/04—Shafts or bearings, or assemblies thereof
- F04D29/041—Axial thrust balancing
- F04D29/0416—Axial thrust balancing balancing pistons
Definitions
- the invention relates to a relief device according to the preamble of the main claim.
- Turbomachines of single or multi-stage design often have an axial thrust relief device in order to be able to compensate for the thrust forces of the rotor prevailing within the machine.
- Different types of axial thrust relief devices are shown, for example, in the KSB centrifugal pump lexicon and described in detail.
- Known relief devices for example according to DE-A 1 453 787 or DE-A 1 528 720, provide disk-shaped or piston-shaped relief elements for thrust compensation. These parts are followed by stuffing boxes or bearings within which the rotating parts of the turbomachine are accommodated. Depending on the lubricant used, the bearings can be arranged inside or outside the turbomachine housing.
- the known relief devices have the feature in common that, in addition to a considerable amount of space and a large amount of components, they also have high flow losses, since they are supplied with medium that has already been conveyed.
- the invention has for its object to develop a versatile relief device to compensate for the axial thrust, which with significantly reduced Construction costs have smaller flow losses. This object is achieved in accordance with the characterizing part of the main claim.
- a further advantage results from the integration of the radial and / or axial bearings necessary for the mounting of the rotating turbomachine part into the relief device. This eliminates further complex adjustment work, for example when assembling the shaft.
- the function of shaft support, axial thrust compensation and axial thrust mounting can thus be integrated into a single structural unit. The resulting serious reduction in construction costs also brings about a considerable reduction in the length of the rotating parts, which additionally improves the vibration behavior of the rotor.
- the relief element used is based on the principle of the known relief plate, whereby it has the shape of a relief piston when used simultaneously as a radial bearing.
- Various configurations of the invention are described in the subclaims and their advantages are listed below: With the configuration according to the invention, a component results which is suitable for horizontal and vertical turbomachines, such as pumps and motor-pump assemblies, both the axial thrust compensation and the radial and axial bearings takes over. As a result of the axial thrust which is balanced in normal operation, the axial bearings are loaded only negligibly. The entire component can be integrated directly into the turbomachine, making external bearings with devices for lubricant and coolant supply and their monitoring unnecessary.
- the bearings can also be used with low-viscosity and warm liquids and the component expenditure is many times lower than with conventional solutions.
- the latter offers the possibility of setting up a standardized compact modular group. What is essential for the energy balance of the entire unit is the considerably reduced leakage current loss caused by the soft throttling of the relief medium via narrow axial bearing gaps.
- the embodiments described in claims 11 to 14 are characterized by a conveyor device integrated in the relief element. This gives the possibility, for example, of also integrating the relief device into the motor of a glandless pump-motor unit.
- the pressure difference necessary for the function of the relief unit is generated by the delivery channels, which can consist, for example, of simple bores known per se. This means that the relief device can be installed as a compact bearing axle thrust compensation unit at one motor end.
- the bearing parts forming the control gap can also be produced by attaching so-called armor layers to the housing and / or the relief element.
- materials of higher resistance are welded on, sprayed on or attached in a corresponding manner.
- materials for the relief element or the housing which are suitable for storage purposes and are fluid-resistant. It is therefore sufficient to work out the bearing parts forming the control gap, for example by machining, from the parts of the relief device.
- Fig. 4 in an enlarged view the structure of the relief device
- Fig. 5 is a relief device with an integrated conveyor.
- the structural unit (1) shown in FIG. 1 consists of a two-part housing (2.1, 2.2) which envelops a relief element (3), the latter being firmly attached to a shaft (4) in a manner known per se. This is an attachment to the shaft end of a turbomachine remote from or near the drive.
- the axial end faces (5, 6) of the relief element (3) together with housing wall parts (7, 8) arranged on different diameters of the housing (2.2, 2.1) form control gaps (A, B).
- the gaps (A) and (B) are approximately the same size. In the drawing, this is indicated by a double arrow symbol with a center in the relief element ordered zero marked.
- the pressure-generating side of the turbomachine is located to the right of the relief device.
- FIG. 4 shows a more detailed illustration of a relief device (1) designed as an independent structural unit.
- the housing is divided asymmetrically and has two housing halves (2.1, 2.2) which enclose a relief element (3) attached to a shaft (4) for torque transmission.
- the relief element (3) has rotating axial bearing elements (9, 10), these interacting with opposing stationary axial bearing elements (11, 12).
- control gaps (A) and (B) In between there are control gaps (A) and (B), which go to zero when the axial thrust conditions are not balanced and thus take over the axial bearing functions. In the normal case, the control gaps compensate for the axial thrust without contacting the gap-limiting components.
- the axial bearing gaps here also form the control column for the relief element.
- the control gap (B) flows from the inside to the outside and the control gap (A) from the outside to the inside. Due to the throttling action of the control gaps (A, B), the pressure in the room (15) is lower than in the room (13) and again in the room (16) a higher pressure than in the room (1).
- the pressure in the room (15) can be equal to or greater than the pressure in the room (16).
- the gap (C) is formed by the outer diameter of a rotating radial bearing sleeve (17) and the inner diameter of a stationary radial bearing sleeve (18), the latter being firmly inserted in the housing part (2.2). Since the radial width of the radial bearing gap (C) cannot be changed, any adjustment to the pressure difference in the rooms (15, 16) can be made via possible longitudinal grooves (19) or bypass channels (20).
- the unbalanced axial thrusts must be accommodated by an axial bearing.
- These thrust bearings are able to accommodate thrust thrust in both directions.
- the thrust bearing elements (10, 12) take over the thrust bearing in operating states with unbalanced axial thrust to the end side, here the left side, and the thrust bearing elements (9, 11) to the turbomachine side.
- the radial bearings are carried out by the radial bearing parts (17, 18).
- the bearing parts are lubricated by the conveying medium, which means that a material is required for the bearing elements that has good sliding properties and high abrasion resistance.
- silicon carbide or other ceramics or hard metals can be used as insert parts or directly sprayed or armored layers on the parts (3, 2.1 and 2.2) or correspondingly suitable materials for producing the parts (3, 2.1 and 2.2).
- such materials can also be used when hydroabrasive wear occurs.
- the high brittleness of such materials requires the components to be fastened, in which only compressive stresses are introduced into the parts to be fastened. In those cases where this is not possible, only slight tensile or bending loads may be permitted.
- the axial bearing elements (9, 10) are shrunk into the relief element (3), so that they are under compressive stress.
- the stationary axial bearing elements (11, 12) interacting therewith could also be shrunk into the housing parts (2.1, 2.2) on the outside diameter; however, a more sensible solution is shown, which enables these components to be adapted to their correspondingly opposing and thus interacting axial bearing elements. This is achieved by a freely movable installation within the housing parts (2.1, 2.2) within certain limits.
- shrink rings (21, 22) have been applied to the outer diameter of the axial bearing elements (11, 12), sealing rings (23, 24) in this case causing the components (11, 12) to flow through prevent.
- the existing pressure difference is in the axial bearing elements (11, 12) Push in housing parts (2.1) and (2.2).
- spring elements (25) A possible adaptation or pressing movement of the components (11, 12) to their associated counter rings enables spring elements (25).
- the stationary radial bearing bush (18) is also shrunk into the housing part (2.2).
- the rotating radial bearing sleeve (17) is attached differently.
- the rotating radial bearing sleeve (17) can be pushed onto the relief element with a slight sliding fit.
- a resilient sleeve (26) is arranged between the relief element (3) and the ceramic bearing sleeve (17), which at the same time ensures a centering connection.
- This sleeve has point-like contact between the relief element and the radial bearing sleeve (17).
- Longitudinal slots (27) prevent the occurrence of undesirable tensions in the sleeve (26).
- a pressure load acts on the ceramic radial bearing sleeve by means of two sealing rings (28).
- the illustration in FIG. 5 differs from the illustration in FIG. 4 in that the conveyor device is additionally integrated in the relief element (3).
- This consists of the delivery channels (29) and the inlet openings (30, 31). Since the relief device is located at the end of a motor shaft (32), the inlet opening (31) is designed as a central opening, while the inlet opening (30) downstream of the regulating gap (B) consists of several bores running in the direction of the shaft.
- the delivery channels can also be designed as simple bores. Due to a diagonal course in the direction of the bearing element (17), the bores forming the inlet opening (30) could simultaneously fulfill a conveying function.
- Flow-through openings (33) are arranged between the two-part bearing elements (18) in the housing, which as an additional measure provide for the generation of a cooling circuit within the downstream motor.
- the three partial flows shown are formed after the delivery channels (29).
- the partial flows (Q 1, Q 2) flow to the control columns (A, B), while the partial flow (Q 3) is responsible for the engine cooling circuit.
- the partial flows (Q 1, Q 2) flow back to the relief device. Without the flow opening (33), the delivery channels would only supply the relief device.
- control gaps (A, B) shown here were arranged on the same diameter, since different pressures occur across the different control gap widths (A) and (B) due to the fixed throttle gaps (C) upstream adjust the end faces of the relief element (3) between its outer diameter and the control gaps (A, B) and thus generate an axial balancing force.
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Abstract
Un dispositif d'équilibrage de poussées axiales dans des turbomachines forme un module séparé avec des paliers axiaux (9, 11; 10, 12) et/ou radiaux (17, 18), les écartements entre les paliers axiaux constituant en même temps les écartements de réglage (A, B, C) de l'élément d'équilibrage (3) situé à l'intérieur du dispositif. Ce dispositif assure aussi bien l'équilibrage de poussées axiales éventuelles que la suspension de la partie rotative d'une turbomachine.An axial thrust balancing device in turbomachines forms a separate module with axial bearings (9, 11; 10, 12) and / or radial bearings (17, 18), the spacings between the axial bearings simultaneously constituting the spacings adjustment (A, B, C) of the balancing element (3) located inside the device. This device ensures both the balancing of any axial thrusts and the suspension of the rotary part of a turbomachine.
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT90903367T ATE84126T1 (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1990-02-28 | AXIAL THRUST RELIEF DEVICE. |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE3906961 | 1989-03-04 | ||
DE3906961 | 1989-03-04 | ||
DE3929750 | 1989-09-07 | ||
DE3929750A DE3929750A1 (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1989-09-07 | AXIAL DISCHARGE RELIEF DEVICE |
Publications (2)
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EP0461131A1 true EP0461131A1 (en) | 1991-12-18 |
EP0461131B1 EP0461131B1 (en) | 1992-12-30 |
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EP90903367A Expired - Lifetime EP0461131B1 (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1990-02-28 | Device for relieving axial thrusts |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0461131B1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE3929750A1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2037555T3 (en) |
NO (1) | NO179758C (en) |
WO (1) | WO1990010161A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
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US5531564A (en) * | 1994-02-11 | 1996-07-02 | A. Ahlstrom Corporation | Centrifugal pump |
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DE102007043764B3 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2008-10-16 | Voith Patent Gmbh | Axial thrust unloading unit for use with e.g. hydrodynamic clutch, has throttle bodies that are reciprocally opened and closed by axial relative movement between thrust compensation ring and disk-shaped throttle element |
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FR402952A (en) * | 1908-06-01 | 1909-10-22 | Worthington Pump Company Ltd | Balancing device, for centrifugal pumps and other similar machines |
DE895102C (en) * | 1951-11-13 | 1953-10-29 | Siemens Ag | Device to compensate for the axial thrust in centrifugal pumps, especially in electrically driven submersible pumps |
FR1134136A (en) * | 1954-07-21 | 1957-04-08 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Thrust bearing |
US3393947A (en) * | 1966-04-13 | 1968-07-23 | United Aircraft Corp | Two-directional axial thrust balancer |
JPS59160093A (en) * | 1983-03-04 | 1984-09-10 | Hitachi Ltd | Shaft thrust load reducing device for submergible pump |
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- 1989-09-07 DE DE3929750A patent/DE3929750A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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- 1990-02-28 WO PCT/EP1990/000332 patent/WO1990010161A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-02-28 EP EP90903367A patent/EP0461131B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-02-28 ES ES199090903367T patent/ES2037555T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-02-28 DE DE9090903367T patent/DE59000701D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US5531564A (en) * | 1994-02-11 | 1996-07-02 | A. Ahlstrom Corporation | Centrifugal pump |
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EP0461131B1 (en) | 1992-12-30 |
DE59000701D1 (en) | 1993-02-11 |
ES2037555T3 (en) | 1993-06-16 |
NO179758C (en) | 1996-12-11 |
NO179758B (en) | 1996-09-02 |
NO913226L (en) | 1991-08-30 |
WO1990010161A1 (en) | 1990-09-07 |
DE3929750A1 (en) | 1990-09-06 |
NO913226D0 (en) | 1991-08-19 |
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